Impacts on the Land Quiz

How does deforestation affect the environment?

• it decreases soil erosion

• it increase many types of habitats

• it results in more carbon dioxide in the air

Which situation represents a negative effect of using lad as a resource?

• reclaiming mined land

• making compost from trash

• using fertilizers to grow crops

Why are wells drilled into landfills?

• to remove wastes

• to keep trash from blowing away

• to prevent pollutants from leaking into the soil

What is one thing you can personally do to help protect land?

• compost hazardous waste

• reuse more items at home

• use more fertilizers on home gardens

The process of restoring land by mining is called...

• deforestation

• desertification

• urban sprawl

• reclamation

Removal of large numbers of trees for human purposes is called...

• desertification

• deforestation

• reclamation

High rates of soil erosion can lead to this condition

• urban sprawl

• reforestation

• desertification

Process that replaces trees that have been cut or burned down is called...

• deforestation

• desertification

• reclamation

• reforestation